taciturn

tac·i·turn (t

-tûrn

)

adj.

Habitually untalkative. See Synonyms at silent.

[French taciturne, from Old French, from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus, silent; see tacit.]

taci·turni·ty (-tûr

-t

) n.

taci·turn·ly adv.

taciturn [ˈtæsɪˌtɜːn]

adj

habitually silent, reserved, or uncommunicative; not inclined to conversation

[from Latin taciturnus, from tacitus silent, from tacēre to be silent]

taciturnity n

taciturnly adv

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Adj.

taciturn - habitually reserved and uncommunicative

incommunicative, uncommunicative - not inclined to talk or give information or express opinions

concise - expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation"

voluble - marked by a ready flow of speech; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"

taciturn

adjective uncommunicative, reserved, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet, withdrawn, silent, distant, dumb, mute, aloof, antisocial, tight-lipped, close-lipped A taciturn man, he replied to my questions in monosyllables.
open, forthcoming, talkative, communicative, outgoing, sociable, chatty, wordy, garrulous, prattling, voluble, loquacious, unreserved, verbose, blethering

Translations

taciturn [ˈtæsɪtɜːn] ADJ → taciturno

taciturn [ˈtæsɪtɜː^rn] adj → taciturne

taciturn

adj → schweigsam, wortkarg

taciturn [ˈtæsɪˌtɜːn] adj → taciturno/a

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buttoned-up
chatty
communicative
concise
coy
dumbness
garrulous
incommunicative
miserable
morose
mute
officious
reserved
reticent
saturnine
secret
silent
Silentious
silently

Astley was a man so shy, reserved, and taciturn in his manner that one might have looked for anything from him.

The Gambler by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context

He was taciturn, and what Philip learnt about him he learnt from others: it appeared that he had fought with Garibaldi against the Pope, but had left Italy in disgust when it was clear that all his efforts for freedom, by which he meant the establishment of a republic, tended to no more than an exchange of yokes; he had been expelled from Geneva for it was not known what political offences.

Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context

Always of a sedate, taciturn disposition, he now fell into so deep a dejection that nothing could hold his attention, yet anything--a footfall, the sudden closing of a door--aroused in him a fitful interest; one might have called it an apprehension.

Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

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